A positive mental attitude is the habit of acting with definateness of purpose, with full beliefe in both soundness of that purpose and one's ability to achieve it.
It is the habit of going beyond the letter of one's responsibility and rendering more and better service than one is obligated to render, and doing it in a friendly, pleasing manner.
It is the habit of choosing a definate goal and marching forward toward its attainment without hesitating because of either commendation or condemnation.
It is the habit of looking for the good qualities in other people and expecting to find them, at the same time being prepared to recognize unfavorable qualities without being shocked into a negative state of mind.
It is the habit of mastering all the emotions by submitting them to examinations by the head and the discipline of the power of will.
It is the habit of facing all the facts which affect one's life both the pleasant and the unpleasant, and keeping a cool head when unpleasant emergancies arise.
It is the recognition of the universal power of Infinate Intelligence, and the knowledge that it can be appropriated and directed to the attainment of definate ends through the medium of FAITH.